June 2021 | Music Junkie Press

Bullet For My Valentine announce self-titled album and share new single “Knives”

June 18, 2021

The long wait is over – Bullet For My Valentine are back! Throughout the pandemic, it was pretty quiet around the Welsh four-piece. A few days ago the band suddenly broke radio silence with a new band picture and video teasers. Yesterday, they shared first snippets of their new single “Knives”, which was released today. Check out the video here: But they didn’t end with releasing a phenomenal new song. It’s the first single from their upcoming new self-titled record, which will be released October 22nd via Search And Destroy Records. Pre-orders can be placed here. To round the announcements up, they also shared UK tour dates for October/November 2021. General ticket sale starts June 25th. Pre-sale for #armyofnoice members starts June 23rd. Just a few days ago, BFMV shared the start of a Patreon with different tiers – the Army Of Noise: Further information can be found here. Obviously, the band used their time well during the pandemic. One thing is sure, the next months will bring more new BFMV songs and probably more [Read More]

Kat Von D shares slow jam “I Am Nothing”

June 18, 2021

Gifted multi-hyphenate Kat Von D shares vulnerable synthwave slow jam ‘I Am Nothing’, the second track from her forthcoming debut album, ‘Love Made Me Do It’, due August 27th and available for pre-order now. The pre-order of ‘Love Made Me Do It’ includes limited edition signed red vinyl, red cassettes, CD digipack, hoodies with Kat’s signature star face tattoos on the hood, custom sketchbooks and much more. Other limited edition color vinyl variants are also available for retail. ‘Love Made Me Do It’ sits at the core of Kat’s universe, proving that music is her first and strongest passion. Having been a classically trained pianist since her youth with a deep appreciation for music of all genres, Kat poured her soul into this long-awaited full-length debut album. The project features collaborators including Dave Grohl, Linda Perry, Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), Peter Murphy (Bauhaus), Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), Ladyhawke and Charo. Produced by Kat with the help of her band, ‘I Am Nothing’ sees the talented artist at her most intimate and vulnerable, [Read More]

Wars release brand new single “Grief, They Named It”

June 18, 2021

Wars have released a video for their brand new single “Grief, They Named It”. The track is the first song to be taken from “Chapter Four”, the final installment of new music from their upcoming album A “Hundred Shivers” out November 26th via A Wolf At Your Door. From passionate and pained verses to beautiful yet biting choruses, “Grief, They Named It” is an evocative post-hardcore tale that touches on the many facets of loss. Accompanied by a warm and kaleidoscopic video, the track serves as a poignant reminder that no matter how hard grief can be, there is always a way through the pain. Vocalist Rob Vicars shares: “’Grief, They Named It’ is about reaching a point in your life where everything has changed, and where we’ll go next, we don’t know. We experience grief in so many different ways, it permeates our emotions whenever there’s significant change or loss, and this song talks about sort of submerging yourself in that and, eventually, coming out of the other side. It’s a song we wrote [Read More]

How Can Bands Market Themselves Through Games?

June 18, 2021

The idea of real music being used in gaming tends to call major titles to mind. You might think first of Rock Band or Guitar Hero Live for instance, or of more recent VR adaptations of the same series. Over the years though, there have also been smaller and more “niche” examples of bands and even individual musicians tying their content to games of all kinds. These examples may be subtler than Guitar Hero and Rock Band, but they are nonetheless effective ways for artists to broaden their audiences. So in this post we’re going to look at some of the different types of games bands today can make use of for marketing purposes. Online Arcades Online arcades don’t represent the busiest or most active video games anymore, but we’ve seen that the right game-and-song combination can still garner attention. Most notable was the explosive popularity of Robot Unicorn Attack a number of years ago. This was a delightfully absurd game featuring a leaping robot unicorn, fairies, and explosions — all set to the tune of [Read More]

AFI share new song/video for “On Your Back”

June 15, 2021

AFI has released its 11th studio record “Bodies” last Friday via Rise Records. The band also shared a video for “On Your Back”, which was filmed during the recording of their BBC Radio 1 session and aired last night on Radio 1’s Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter. Check it out: “We are thrilled to finally see the release of Bodies,” says AFI’s Davey Havok. “For so long, we’ve wanted this record to be yours. Now it is.” Last month, the band unveiled The Ritual Collection, a new line of merch that can be found exclusively in The Bodies Experience. This includes a special deck of oracle cards (with one card for each song), soy prayer candles and incense — all fitting counterparts to the dark and brooding new track “Tied To A Tree.” The artwork for the “Tied To A Tree” visualizer is based on the art found on the oracle card deck. The Ritual Collection is now joined by The Bath Collection and The Travel Collection — find more information about each collection [Read More]

Angels & Airwaves announce new album and release new song

June 15, 2021

Today, Angels & Airwaves have officially announced their highly anticipated new album “Lifeforms”, which will be released September 24th via Rise Records. They have also announced a world tour, starting September 29th of this year, extending into 2022. Both of these announcements were first made from space when the band partnered with Sent Into Space to launch a renewable hydrogen capsule which played an out of this world premiere of the entire album along with displaying the tour and album information – watch here. The band also released their second track from the forthcoming record entitled “Restless Souls”, which is written from the perspective of God as a letter to humanity regarding life’s trials and the necessity for humans to demonstrate reliliency. “’Restless Souls’ in many ways is a honest letter from God to humanity – because life seems to always be looking for ways to inspire, clarify and teach us when things become more difficult,” said frontman Tom DeLonge. Of LIFEFORMS, he said: “This album for me is a journey through different relationships, different [Read More]

Spotlight Band: Interview with thrash metal rockers Crystal Shades

June 11, 2021

Just in time for the weekend, we are ready to give you an adrenaline filled punch of metal and rock with emerging rockers, Crystal Shades. This band is one you want to keep your eyes on as they are set to make their mark on the music scene. Bringing in blends of old style thrash metal and hard rock, you can’t help but bang your head, put your hands in the air and unleash your energy! We had the opportunity to exchange videos for an interview and are pleased to bring that to you here: Check out a couple of their videos here: Their new music is exactly what we need more of and now it’s time to pick up some cool merch and crank up Crystal Shades for your neighbors! The band are working on new music so make sure to head over to their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news. Information & Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crystalshadesband Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2gGE7rRuBV1pjFxs8EPZvZ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLJIhU7DAbvSXfcisndFIUg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystal_shades_official/ Merch site: https://crystalshadesofficial.bigcartel.com/